Date of Award
Spring 2012
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Major
Engineering
First Advisor
Joseph L. Palladino
Abstract
The heart is a complex electro-mechanical system which is intrinsically and intimately linked to physiology and pathology. Cardiac muscle tissue underlies the dynamics of the heart; understanding cardiac muscle tissue allows insight into the working of the heart at a fundamental level. Indeed, models allow a theoretical understanding of systems which necessarily exceeds that of experiment. Here, we describe a novel mathematical model of cardiac muscle mechanics based on functional relations.
Recommended Citation
Sewanan, Lorenzo, "Modeling Cardiac Muscle Mechanics". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2012.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/213
Included in
Biomechanics and Biotransport Commons, Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering Commons, Systems and Integrative Engineering Commons, Systems and Integrative Physiology Commons
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering.